"Component Video" cables


I just bought a DVD player to mate with an old (but good) TV set which my wife will use to watch mushy movies at all hours of the night. Since I didn't have an S-video wire handy, I hooked up the three-wire component video interface using a elcheapo three foot audio/video cable that I had on hand. Of course this means that only one of the three wires is the intended 75 ohms.

It works, and quite well. My question is...can I expect any improvement if I invest in the proper wires? A quick check of one cable supplier shows 3 foot interconnects at three price points. $65, $37, $9. Of course there is a fourth option, do nothing, which costs nothing.

What's the scoop?
eldartford

Showing 1 response by reubent

Eldartford,

I bought my DVI cable for my EDTV Panny from PCCables.com. They have a 3 ft. Component video cable for under $7. Check it out:

http://www.pccables.com/cgi-bin/orders6.cgi?action=Showitem&id=ID490503&partno=02426&search=COMPONENT&rsite=pccables.com&rcode=

It is cheap enough that it doesn't matter and it is 75 ohm and good enough to satisfy your "need" to do the right thing!

Enjoy,

TIC